Toy



.CLF. LEMKE.

TOY. APPLICATION FILED NOV H, 1919- Patented Jan. 4, 4

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CARL F. LEI/IKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed November 11, 1919. Serial No. 337,150.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL F. LEMKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at 2712 No. Francisco Ave, city of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements 1nToys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys consisting of one or more movablefigures, and its object is to provide a toy having figures which aremovable to simulate certain military evolutions or other movements.

The object stated is attained by means of a novel combination andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and inorder that the same may be better understood, reference is had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy, and

Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the toy is composed of one ormore figures 5 carried by a base 6 which is adapted to be dragged backand forth across the floor, a table top, or any other smooth supportingsurface.

The base 6 is in the form of a shallow rectangular box having its topand bottom made of card board, and its sides of wood. On the bottom wallof the box are knobs or feet 7 for spacing the same from the surfacealong which the toy is to be dragged.

Each figure 5 represents a soldier, the same being mounted to turn abouta vertical axis so that it may simulate the movement of a soldier goingthrough the evolution of right-face, right-about, etc., according to theinitial position of the figure. This movement of the figure is attainedby providing the same with a pin 8 depending from its base and passingloosely through the top and the bottom of the base 6 to depend from thelatter a sufficient distance to be in contact with the table or othersurface along which the toy is to be dragged. The

lower depending end of the pin 8 has a lateral bend 9, so that itsextremity, which is in sliding contact with the table surface, does notcoincide with the pivotal axis of the figure but is ofi to one sidethereof. This arrangement causes the figure to turn when the toy isdragged along the table or other surface, the action being similar tothat of a caster wheel.

It will be understood that the toy may be provided with figures otherthan that of soldiers, and any number of figures may be provided. lVhena plurality of figures are provided, as illustrated, they move together.

The base 6 is provided with a handle 10, whereby the toy may bemanipulated.

I claim:

A toy comprising a base having means whereby it may be slidablypositioned on and spaced from a supporting surface, a vertical pivotmember carried by the base and depending therefrom, the dependingportion of the pivot member having its eX- tremity positioned off to oneside of the axis of said member and adapted to come into sliding contactwith the supporting surface, and a figure carried by the pivot memberand positioned above the base.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CARL F. LEMKE.

